National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center facts for kids

The National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center is a special place in Dubois, Wyoming. It's an 2,775-square-foot (257.8 m²) interpretive center that teaches people all about Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. These amazing animals live in the mountains.

The center focuses on the largest group of Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep in the United States. This herd spends its winters in the Whisky Basin, near Whisky Mountain. This area is close to the Fitzpatrick Wilderness in the Shoshone National Forest. The center helps us understand how bighorn sheep live and how they fit into their environment. You can find it on U.S. Route 26, which is part of the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway. The center offers fun programs, cool exhibits, videos, and special events.

Discover Bighorn Sheep

This section explores the different ways you can learn about bighorn sheep at the center.

Permanent Exhibits

The center has several exhibits that are always there for visitors to enjoy.

The World of Bighorn Sheep

This exhibit teaches you about the natural history of the bighorn sheep. You can learn about the geology of the Wind River mountains. It also shows you the plants and animals that live there. This includes native fish like the cutthroat trout and, of course, the bighorn sheep themselves.

Ancient Mountain Shoshone People

Learn about the Mountain Shoshone people, also known as the Sheepeaters. This exhibit shows how they lived long ago. You can see tools made from stone, like steatite. There are also bows crafted from bighorn sheep horns. Plus, you can see petroglyphs, which are ancient rock carvings left by their ancestors.

Protecting Their Home

This part of the center shows how important conservation is. It explains how people work to create and protect the natural homes, or habitats, for bighorn sheep. This helps these incredible animals continue to thrive in the wild.

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